Cheap DVDs

December 22nd, 2009

Magicians, Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead Triple Pack £8.99

Magicians, Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead Triple Pack

British films, especially comedies, have come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years – gone are the days where tripe like Fat Slags is considered even remotely amusing (hopefully!). Ricky Gervais had a pop about 1950 being the last time a decent movie was made in this country, but he's completely mistaken.

The Magicians, Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead triple pack contains three excellent films that show how wrong he is. Of the three Magicians is the weakest, although it definitely has its funny moments as well.

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £8.99 from HMV.

December 22nd, 2009

The Transporter Trilogy Steelbook £9.99

The Transporter Trilogy Steelbook

When you think of big action films, I doubt that France would be a country you would associate with producing them – that is until you consider the fact that all three films in The Transporter series are in fact from the land of garlic and Eric Cantona (even though there is enough English dialogue to disguise this somewhat).

The Transporter Trilogy Steelbook boxset contains The Transporter, The Transporter 2, and The Transporter 3, surprisingly enough. Also included are a whole range of extra features, from audio commentaries to deleted scenes.

Click here to get this set of cheap DVDs for £9.99 from Play.com.

December 22nd, 2009

Northern Exposure: Season Two £3.91

Northern Exposure: Season Two

Northern Exposure is a comedy-drama series which, for one reason or another, never really caught on over here. I'm not entirely sure why this is to be honest, as Due South was fairly similar and yet it was incredibly popular – probably the Leslie Nielsen effect!

Anyway, inside the Northern Exposure: Season Two boxset you'll find the seven episodes which make up a short second year. Also included are a "behind the scenes" featurette and a handful of deleted scenes.

Select Cheaper are selling this for £3.91 – click here for more details.

December 21st, 2009

Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Blu-Ray) £47.99


Another Star Trek film would not exactly sound exciting to many movie-goers, however with JJ Abrams (he of the creation of Lost and Cloverfield fame) at the helm it does – hence the massive success of the recent prequel that's wowed audiences around the world.

The Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection Blu-Ray boxset contains the first six films starring the original cast of the TV series. Each look and sound fantastic in high definition, and you also get hours and hours of bonus material to boot.

To get this set for £47.99 from HMV, simply click here.

December 21st, 2009

The Tudors: The Complete Seasons One to Three £9.99

The Tudors: The Complete Seasons One to Three

The Tudors is, at times, about historically accurate as Braveheart, but this doesn't mean to say that it's a bad programme – far from it in fact, as it features one of the best portayals of Henry VIII that has ever been seen (unless of course you knew the man himself!).

Inside The Tudors: The Complete Seasons One to Three boxset you'll find the full 28 episodes that have been released on DVD thus far. Also included are a wide range of special features, such as audio commentaries on selected installments and a fair few featurettes that look at the making of the show.

Click here to get this set for £9.99 from Bang CD.

December 21st, 2009

Monsters vs. Aliens £4.99

Monsters vs. Aliens

With an impressive voice cast including Reese Witherspoon and Seth Rogan, you know that Monsters vs. Aliens is going to be at least half decent – which is more than true, as this animated film has proven very popular at the box office (and with kids, I'd assume).

The DVD of the film comes with quite a few extra features as well, which is nice. These include an audio commentary with the filmmakers, a documentary looking at the making of the movie, some deleted scenes, and other short bits and pieces.

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £4.99 from Play.com.

December 20th, 2009

Bless This House: The Complete Series £15.22

Bless This House: The Complete Series contains a total of 12 cheap DVDs

Bless This House is a British sitcom which starred Sid James and aired on ITV between 1971 and 1976. In it James plays a successful travelling stationary salesman who heads up a chaotic family and would give anything for a quiet life.

Inside the Bless This House: The Complete Series boxset you'll find 12 discs which contain all 65 episodes ever made, plus the 1972 feature-length film and the "All This and Christmas, Too!" one-off 1971 Christmas special.

Click here to get this for £15.22 from Select Cheaper.

December 19th, 2009

My Name is Earl From £9.47

My Name is Earl: Season Two    My Name is Earl: Season Three

My Name is Earl follows a reformed petty criminal who is trying to cross items off a list of bad things he's done, by doing good deeds to atone for them. This is in response to his getting hit by a car after winning $100,000 on the lottery – which sees him develop a belief in the concept of karma.

The My Name is Earl: Season Two set includes a total of 23 episodes, but there appears to be no sign of any extra features. To get it for £13.99 from HMV, click here.

Meanwhile the My Name is Earl: Season Three boxset contains 22 installments to enjoy, alongside a featurette and some deleted scenes. Click here to get this set of cheap DVDs for £9.47 from Tesco.

December 19th, 2009

Cracker: The Complete Collection £14.99

Cracker: The Complete Collection

Robbie Coltrane, to many people, is now seen as Hagrid from the Harry Potter world. Before that though, he actually did some serious acting – some may remember his appearance in a couple of James Bond films, but most will remember him as Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the crime series Cracker.

The criminal psychologist (or "cracker") helps solve often complex cases by getting inside the mind of the criminal, whilst being seemingly unable to sort his own life out across eleven feature-length stories.

Click here to buy Cracker: The Complete Collection for £14.99 from HMV.

December 19th, 2009

The Quentin Tarantino Collection £6.95


Whether you like him or not, there's no denying that Quentin Tarantino has more passion for filmmaking than pretty much any director out there just now. Although he did resurrect the career of John Travolta, for which he will surely burn in hell for all eternity…probably.

Inside The Quentin Tarantino Collection boxset you'll find five of the great man's best movies. Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and both volumes of Kill Bill are each excellent examples of how good a director he actually is.

Play.com have this available for £6.95 – for more information, click here.